We’re making a book series on the art of noticing.
Our first book is about pigeons.
If you’d like to contribute photographs, stories, quotes, memories, legends or lore, you can join our Council of Contributors here:
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Calling all pigeon lovers 🐦
We’re making a collaborative book celebrating pigeons. If you have a photo, fact, or story to share, we’d love you to be part of it.
You can add your contribution here:
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A trio of ginkgo trees, noticed by Ana (@ana___g on IG). A reminder of how our designs shape the more-than-human world.
“The middle one turns golden first because it’s not blocked by buildings. I had to stop and rub my eyes a bit.”
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“A bonus photo.” While chasing sunset, Terese (@extinctpoet on instagram) spotted flowers glowing in the last light — an unexpected moment she calls Illuminations.
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From moss to rubbish, symmetry to sunsets — we asked 100 people what they find beautiful, and their answers remind us how much beauty hides in plain sight.
What about you? What’s something ordinary you find beautiful?
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The big arcs in the sky are rare, but smaller ones show up in the most unexpected places — if we pause to notice them.
Once you’ve seen one, you’ll start seeing more (the Baader-Meinhof phenomenon at play).
Tag us with your noticings — we’d love to share them.
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A quiet corner in Bruges. Kerry (@kezadamsz on IG), drawn to the stillness, noticed how the lines of the railings, benches and cobblestones guide the eye into the scene.
Just Looking is about noticing what we might otherwise overlook. Tag @wearejustlooking to share your noticings.
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What happens to a city when we stop noticing it?
In The Phantom Tollbooth, a whole city fades because its people are too busy to look.
We asked our community: what details of your city would you miss if they disappeared?
Here’s what they shared with us!
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This Sunday 5 October - join us for an online workshop on attention activism! ✊ In this age of distraction and polarisation, where you choose to place your precious attention matters more than ever.
Meet on Zoom:
5-7pm BST
12-2pm EST.
Book your place: wearejustlooking.org/workshop-not...
A window once meant to look through, now reclaimed—plants pressing forward, reminding us nature is never still.
Thanks for sharing, @urban_minimals_oslo on IG.
Tag @wearejustlooking with your noticings to be featured. Let’s keep inspiring curiosity.
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On our last photowalk in Abney Park we noticed light through the trees, leaves on the ground, and strangers becoming companions. Our walks are about slowing down and seeing what we might usually miss. Keep an eye out for the next one—everyone’s welcome.
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Unplanned beauty. ✨ Thanks to Yasumi (@super_ordinarylife on IG) for noticing what’s often seen as rubbish: “Twigs, leaves, flowers still loud with colour. Petals holding their shape like they don’t know they’ve been discarded.” @wearejustlooking.org
A silhouetted bird stands in a puddle on a dirt path at dusk, its reflection visible in the water. The background is softly blurred with hints of greenery and a golden sky
Sometimes taking a different way home shows you a whole new world.
Thanks to Lamby on Instagram (@lambadrian) for sharing this Koot bird moment. On tough days, he and his son walk new routes “to see what we can spot.” This was one of them. 👀
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Thanks for sharing @jasonkitcat.bsky.social
How much of what you notice every day is decided by algorithms? Attention shapes our whole experience of life, yet it is constantly being manipulated online. Join our workshop on 1 July to explore how to reclaim your freedom to choose. ✊
*Book now – before you get distracted 😉 lu.ma/k5l1cdov
London IRL meetup! 🌳
Join us on Sat, May 31 at St James Park! Bring a camera and notebook. We'll play with the "60 Experiments in Looking" cards, hang out with the fig trees, mulberry trees, and say hello to the pelicans. (Good brew at the cafe, too! ☕)
Book your spot here: lu.ma/wearejustloo... 👀
"The way in which we see the world alters the world. It shapes us; we shape it..." says @menkasanghvi.bsky.social, mindfulness champion, founder of Just Looking and author of
Your Best Digital Life: Use your mind to tame your tech.
Check out our conversation here: lynnborton.com/2025/04/24/j...
Ready for a deep and meaningful conversation all about curiosity? Just Looking founder Menka Sanghvi speaks with the wonderful radio show and podcast host Lynn Borton about attention, inner freedom, parenting and how to stay optimistic in these crazy times. Enjoy!
On the art of noticing what's there!
Just some tiny little plants... but when we look a little closer these green creatures can blow us away with their resilience and poetry! 👀
This wall was noticed and photographed by @urban_minimals_oslo over on Instagram. Check out their profile for more flashes of unexpected beauty! 🙌
Leftover bits of apple looking like a smiley face!
As we say here, looking is love. After enjoying this apple, these leftovers were noticed by Erin Bradly from New Zealand – a self-confessed lover of crisp apples. 🍎 For the good looker, even a throwaway moment like this one can feel alive!
Slow down and stay curious out there, people! 👀
Photo of branches and a hand looking like each other in black and white.
Where does the human end and "nature" start?
Diptych created by the Swedish photographer Joakim Moller www.joakimmoller.com
blurry yellow leaves - intentionally blurred, almost like a painting
We often look for focus and clarity in photography and in life. So much so that our technology does it automatically for us. Here, Susan Bourgerie https://buff.ly/4iztOjm uses intentional camera movement to do the very opposite, creating a beautiful blur, and leaving something to the imagination. 👀
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Brilliant!
What might you notice if you slow down and stay curious?
Our 60 Experiments in Looking are designed for exploring your everyday settings with fresh eyes. 👀
![Stopping to Notice with Miranda Keeling [Listen: 5 min]
Many of you may have Miranda's book The Year I Stopped to Notice. If not, it's such a lovely one to read and to gift. But did you know she also has a podcast? One that has won awards and is wonderful, and you can listen to it here. This link takes you to a special 200th episode in which listeners sent in their own observations.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:sc2zxhjiy56jsavmjdmcvwpw/bafkreibhnurhbuvuposjinivxkapvzy3xqtfb3sb5on6wba7fyfwydmeiu)
Stopping to Notice with Miranda Keeling [Listen: 5 min] Many of you may have Miranda's book The Year I Stopped to Notice. If not, it's such a lovely one to read and to gift. But did you know she also has a podcast? One that has won awards and is wonderful, and you can listen to it here. This link takes you to a special 200th episode in which listeners sent in their own observations.
🎙️In case you don't get our newsletter, here's a recommendation for a *brilliant* short-form podcast by @mirandakeeling.bsky.social
Listen here: freshair.audio/podcast/stop...
